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Pentargo hit upon an AWESOME idea in one of the MBV threads - band top trumps.

As I remember, Top Trumps normally have about 5 or 6 categories. My suggestions are:

Indie cred: x out of 10
Fashion sense: x out of 10
Attractiveness: x out of 10
Discography (quality): x out of 10
Discography (quantity): number (you want The Fall)

Let's agree the categories today and then from tomorrow (excitement), nominate a band and assign scores (with justification). If we can agree, Sean can have them printed and copyrighted for endless nerdy fun.

Gareth: If you like Top Trumps, you should come to me. I've got about five different sets. Don't try to beat me at Monster Trucks, though, 'cos you won't. My speciality.
Rachel: Yeah, it's a game of chance though, isn't it? It's what you...
Gareth: No, it's not. I would know what cards you've got immediately just through what cards I've got. I used to play it by myself, with a dummy hand just testing out every different scenario of which cards would beat which other cards for hours, sometimes three or four at a time. But put in the work, the rewards are obvious. So I'd know exactly what card you've got in your hand from what cards I've got and I would know, probability wise, exactly what feature to pick on my card to defeat, statistically, any card that you could have in your hand at that precise moment. You will never win.
[pause]
Gareth: Could still be fun, though

You could swap 'indie cred' for 'critical acclaim' and 'commercial acclaim' as a new class. Output is catered for in the two discography classes. I guess image could replace 'fashion sense' - all of these ones are a bit rubbish because they're very subjective and nothing to do with the music.

How about:

Critical acclaim: x out of 10
Commercial acclaim: x out of 10
Discography (quality): x out of 10
Discography (quantity): number (you want The Fall)
Influence: x out of 10